Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
be 34.4% more likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bulgaria, that number is 25.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 15.9% more money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $23,300 as of 2022, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $27,000 as of 2022.
pay a 60.0% lower top tax rate
Trinidad and Tobago has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
be 12.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bulgaria, that number is 4.3% as of 2022.
be 14.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Trinidad and Tobago, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Bulgaria, however, that number is 22.9% as of 2021.
Life
be 74.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bulgaria, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 49.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 15.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bulgaria, on the other hand, 8.0 children do as of 2022.
have 24.8% fewer children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bulgaria, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 16.4% more on healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bulgaria, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Division, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria.
Bulgaria: At a glance
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